Is it possible to import photos from a disk and retain the same order?

Is i possible to import photos from a disk and retain the same order they appear on the disk? When I import them, the come out in random order.

When first imported the photos will be sorted in the Event chronologically. On the disk they well be sorted by the Finder and that's usually alphanumerically by file name. So select the photos in the event and type Commnad+N. That will create a new album at the left with the photos in it. Then go to the View ➙ Sort Photo menu and select "By Title". That should give you the same order as you view the photos on the disk via the Finder.
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Then you are not watching enough. There are several reports here itself :
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8971388
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1907134&tstart=0
User was short of disk space - one of the questions I ask you since it can cause similar problems and can corrupt your library
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http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?p=1372496
Not on a forum that I follow - but appears to again be a FAT32 formated disk - nothing like your issue
SInce you are mostly interested in arguing and insulting people and not in solving your problem - if you even have one e - I choose not to deal with peole with your attitude
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